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Gay Eagle Scout asks Amazon.com to stop donations

By Washington Examiner
Published May 21, 2014 8:39pm ET
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Gay Eagle Scout asks Amazon.com to stop donations
Pascal Tessier, 17, a gay Eagle Scout from Kensington, Md., speaks in front of a group of Boy Scouts and scout leaders, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, outside the headquarters of Amazon.com in Seattle. The group delivered a petition to Amazon that was started as an online effort by Tessier and gathered more than 125,000 signatures, urging Amazon to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) | Ted S. Warren

SEATTLE (AP) — A gay Eagle Scout from Maryland, a Seattle Scoutmaster who was fired for his sexual orientation and their supporters presented a petition Wednesday at Amazon.com’s headquarters urging the company to suspend donations to the Boy Scouts of America.

Pascal Tessier, 17, of Kensington, Maryland, and Geoff McGrath, 49, say donations through the AmazonSmile program should be suspended until the Boy Scouts lifts its ban on gay leaders.

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